The Bank of Cyprus announced that it has been notified by the Ministry of Finance that on 16 December 2015 the Government will fully repay a bond held by the Bank of an amount of €340m.

Cyprus is back in the Top 10 for real estate enquiries worldwide it was announced recently by the property website Cyprus Property News.

On the 11 of December 2015, during the Cyprus’ President’s official visit to Ukraine, the new Protocol on the Double Tax Treaty between the two countries was signed between the representatives of the two governments.

More and more people in Cyprus are 'getting online' according to new figures.

Five of the firms that have formally expressed an interest in bidding for a licence to build and operate the first large casino resort in the Republic of Cyprus are expected to submit a full official proposal, the press has learned.

Some 50,000 Ukrainians visited Cyprus in 2015 and this marks a 22% increase of arrivals from Ukraine to the holiday island since last year, President Anastasiades said in Kiev recently.

Cyprus and Ukraine recently signed in Kiev the Protocol amending the Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect on income taxes, it was officially announced in Nicosia.

Cyprus will sign agreements with Kiev on 11 December 2015, as President Nicos Anastasiades visits Ukraine to make deals on bilateral issues such as double taxation, higher education, energy, and other areas of cooperation.

Cyprus external trade deficit for the period of January–October 2015 declined by 11,38% mainly due to soaring exports, according to preliminary data published by the Statistical Service.

Demand for loans is inching up according to the quarterly bank lending survey conducted by the Central Bank of Cyprus.